Mcintosh as a saloon. This served until the school grew and required more room and better quarters, which were provided. The old frame structure was sold to the Swedish Lutheran church and in 1920, was still used for church purposes though remodeled and with additions.

District No. 4, was organized at Lodgepole, August 19, 1879, by E. M. Day. county superintendent. H. Barrett, was moderator ; A. C. Drake, director ; and James Green, treasurer.

S. V. Livingston became county superintepdent in 1880, and no new districts were formed while he was in office. Only six certificates were issued during his term.

Jos. Oberfelder was then elected superintendent, and assumed office in 1882. Eleven certificates were issued by him, and district No. 5, at Potter, came into existence September S, 1883, when John O'Leary was selected as moderator; James Evans, director ; and Adam Gunderson, treasurer.

Leslie Stevens, who served as superintendent

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

after 1884, discontinued the record of sertificates issued, except for the entry of the number, names and address.

District No. 6, at Bushnell, was organized September 26, 1884. with A. Tracy, Walter Derrig and S. A. Pierce the members of the board. .March 7, 1885. district No. 7, was formed at Chappell, with Messrs. Johnson, Newman and McLoskey making up the board. Districts Nos. 8 and 9, were "formed on the railroad at Bronson and Colton. District No. 10, the first organized away from the railroad, in Cheyenne county, was on Pumpkin creek at the old Wright ranch, while Leslie Stevens was superintendent. It came into existence in March, 1885, and the district comprised practically all the territory now embraced in Banner county, and all south of the North Platte river in the present Scotts Bluff county. The taxable property consisted of some railroad land and ranch cattle.